* 2012 Third Team All-American by CBSSports.com
* 2012 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team
* On Outland Trophy Watch List for 2012
* Member of Senior Bowl Watch List for 2012
* Named to 2012 Preseason All-SEC Teams by SEC Coaches; also 3rd team by Lindy's & Phil Steele
* Earned Fourth Quarter Award from team in Spring 2012 for adding intangible values to team
* Started final 37 college games in a row (all 12 in 2012 at left guard, 25 at left tackle)
* Helped offense to 475.9 yards per game (20th in NCAA), 315.6 yards of passing offense (15th in NCAA), just eight sacks allowed (0.67 per game/fourth in NCAA)
* Vols have had five games with 500-plus yards of total offense, the most since posting six in 1997
* Aided offense to school-record 718 yards vs. Troy (11/3
* Helped Vols to 633 yards of total offense vs. Akron (9/22) including 232 rushing
* Made first-career start at left guard in opener vs. NC State (8/31)
* Moved to left guard for 2012 after starting last 25 games in a row at left tackle, all 12 in 2011 and 13 in 2010
* Started 25 games in a row at left tackle, including all 13 in 2010 and all 12 games in 2011
* Part of offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks (1.5 per game), third-fewest in SEC in 2011
* Has helped UT to two 500-yard total offense games
* Only non-sophomore to start on the OL; one of the three team reps at SEC Media Days
* One of three offensive linemen and 10 Vols to start all 13 games this season while holding down the left tackle position
* Played in 26 games total during his first two seasons
* Assisted in Tauren Poole's efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing games
* Part of an offensive line that allowed just six sacks in November, including zero at Memphis
* Aided UT's season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Martin
* Earned Harvey Robinson Award as Tennessee's offensive surprise player of the 2010 spring practice period
* Made most of his opportunity on special teams to appear in all 13 games
* Worked exclusively with field-goal and extra-point units
* All-District as junior and senior
* First team all-state as junior
* The Shreveport Times No. 12-ranked prospect in Louisiana
* Louisiana All Super Dozen Team as a senior
* Played in U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl in Baton Rouge, La., following senior season
* Did not allow any sacks during his junior and senior high school seasons
* Offensive line grades were 98 percent as senior and 92 percent as junior
* Coach at Scotlandville High School - Richard Oliver
* Born: October 30, 1989
* Son of Dawn Thomas
* Majoring in Sociology
